Closing date: 9th September 2014

Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket (“L&RC”) is the Governing body for the sport in the counties and administers all aspects of recreational cricket. Our Vision is to secure the future of cricket by inspiring people to choose and enjoy a lifelong involvement with the game.

We are currently looking to recruit part-time Schools and Community Cricket Coaches to support the development team in delivering high quality professional cricket activities within our Schools and Community programmes. The successful candidate will have experience of working in cricket/sports coaching, developing core sporting activities and increasing the number of children and young adults taking an interest in the game.

Candidates must demonstrate both team working skills and the ability to work unsupervised using their own initiative. You will be a self-starter with energy and enthusiasm together with good administration and organisational skills. 

Principal accountabilities & objectives

Responsibilities for the Schools Cricket Coach include but are not limited to the following; 

• Primary School curricular and extra-curricular cricket activities and coaching
• Primary School multi skills fundamental activities and coaching
• School assembly visits
• Teacher CPD
• School competitions and festivals support
• Secondary School Sports Clubs (SSCs) and the Satellite clubs activities and coaching
• Deliver leadership activities within Secondary schools
• Signposting participants to progression opportunities where they will be able to continue playing the game
• Monitor and evaluate sessions 

Responsibilities for the Community Cricket Coach include but are not limited to the following; 

• Secondary School Sports Clubs (SSCs) and the Satellite clubs activities and coaching
• Deliver leadership activities within Secondary schools
• Support local communities to access cricket through delivering our StreetChance programmes 
• Support delivery of StreetChance casual competitions and leagues
• Signposting participants to progression opportunities where they will be able to continue playing the game
• Monitor and evaluate sessions 

Conditions of employment

Location: City and County wide (based on school delivery timetable)

Salary range: £9,100 (paid monthly)

Contract: 12month fixed term contract (extension subject to funding)

Hours: 20 hours per week (minimum hours, potential for additional hours) 

Closing Date: Tuesday 9th September 2014 at 5pm

Interview Date: 17th September 2014 at Goals Leicester, Wakerley Road, Leicester, LE5 4WJ

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to deliver a coaching session to a class of primary school children. 

The position comes with mobile allowance and travel expenses (based on travel from Grace Road)

The position is based in Leicestershire and Rutland and line managed by the Cricket Development Officer (Schools and Education) with day to day supervision by individual project leads. 

Please note that for the Community Coaching role you will be required to work regular evenings and weekends. 

The selected candidates will need to produce one recent work and one personal reference.

The appointment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check

If you feel that you can meet the challenge, please email your CV with a covering letter to the Cricket Development Manager, Laura Joyce at  laura@leicestershirecricket.co.uk or post to our registered office. Please indicate if you are applying for the Schools Coach, Community Coach Position or both. 

Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be notified. If successful in your application you will be required to provide documentary evidence of your right to live and work in the United Kingdom prior to commencing employment.